Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of computer data storage. Today, it takes the form of integrated circuits that allow stored data to be accessed in any order with a worst case performance of constant time.
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I have 16GB RAM. Do I need 32GB swap?
I read many places that the rule of thumb for swap space is to double the amount of physical RAM. However, 32 GB does seem a LOT. Do I need that much? Do I need it at all with this high amount of physical RAM?
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How to check RAM size?
What is the command to find the RAM size in computer? I want to see result in MB.
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How to find the frequency and type of my current RAM?
How shall I find out the frequency and type of my current RAM? My OS is Ubuntu 12.04.
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Drawbacks of using preload? Why isn't it included by default?
I would like to know what are the drawbacks of using preload? If there would be no downside, preload would be enabled by default, so I guess there are some.
Okay you need a bit more RAM, but most people have by far more RAM then Ubuntu needs - so…
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Computer freezing on almost full RAM, possibly disk cache problem
The problem I think is somewhat similar to this thread.
It doesn't matter if I have swap enabled or disabled, whenever the real used RAM amount starts going close to maximum and there is almost no space left for disk cache, system becomes totally…
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command to check RAM slots in motherboard?
I have a Samsung NP300e5Z i5 laptop. I am using Ubuntu 14.04 in this laptop. my system RAM is 4GB and i want to increase it but i am not sure how many memory slots are available in my system. so, how to check
how many memory slots available?
how…
purna ram
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How to find how much RAM does my computer have?
How do I find out how much ram my computer has? I am running Ubuntu 13.04.
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zram vs zswap vs zcache Ultimate guide: when to use which one
What the hell are they? how are they different (I've written my understanding in an answer below)
In the Zswap system, when a page is evicted from the zswap to the actual swap is it stored in a compressed from? (or is it decompressed before…
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What is available memory while using free command?
The output of the free command that I fired on my linux host is as belows:
free
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 263846320 47746620 3290072 1140808 212809628 214382420
Swap: …
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How to check video memory size?
Is there a way to check the size of the video memory? Specifically, is there one that works accurately for both integrated GPU's as well as PCI/AGP graphics cards?
Many integrated GPU's have dynamically allocated memory, so the solution would…
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Ubuntu is quickly running out of RAM, and my computer is starting to freeze. What command will solve this?
It happens pretty often to me when I am compiling software in the background and suddenly everything starts to slow down and eventually freeze up [if I do nothing], as I have run out of both RAM and swap space.
This question assumes that I have…
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How to check for errors in RAM via Ubuntu?
I have Ubuntu 11 running off a 3.6GB USB flash/stick drive. System has 4GB RAM and blank hard disk (wiped using DBAN tool).
How do I check if there are no errors in my RAM? Is there a guaranteed way to check that via some Linux command? If not, it…
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'zeitgeist-fts' always using a lot of memory!
What is zeitgeist-fts?!
It's always in the 3 top positions of memory usage (competing with Firefox and Compiz) . After a fresh boot it uses about 30 MB, but after some hours or a day, it goes above 300 MB and stays there !
The file of this process…
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How to interpret output of "free -m" command?
The output of free -m is:
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 595 482 112 0 63 324
-/+ buffers/cache: 93 501
swap: 0 0 …
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How do I make a RAM disk?
I want to make a partition that is made of ram ...
Example
In windows 7 you can make a partition that is made of ram
I have created 1 GB of partition in ram . using Primo RamDisk
Is there any good Alternative in Ubuntu ?
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